adminThe Herald, 16 March 1991
ZIMBABWE’S top sprinter, Fabian Muyaba, recorded the second fastest time for Blinns College in the United States when he won the 300 yards in a time of 30,29s writes Phillip Magwaza.
Muyaba, who is on an education and athletics scholarship with Texas University, failed by 0,15s to equal the record set by Dunstin Orr who has since left Blinns College, according to the Brenham Banner Press issue of February 16.
The Zimbabwean athlete beat team-mates Dewayne Dunn and Denis Mowall who finished second and fifth respectively.
During the Blinns Winter relays, Muyaba qualified for the nationals’ collegiate championships when he won the 400m outdoor race in a time of 47,98s, beating Dewayne who clocked 49,02s.
Muyaba also excelled in the Sooner Juco Classic in Oklahoma in February when he won the 400 yards.
At the Texas Tech Invitation in the same month, Muyaba finished second to Lebeech Graves in the 55m dash, 019s behind the winner who clocked 6,24s.
At present the Zimbabwean 100 and 200m champion is third overall in the 55m and 200m, and top in the 300 yards.
Robert Mutsauki the Zimbabwean’s trainer, said Muyaba’s times were good and looked forward to seeing him improve on them.
“By the end of April, Muyaba should be at his peak because he has been participating in indoor meetings all along and this is new to him.
“Muyaba will eventually move up to 400m so that he improves his endurance while sharpening up his speed in the 100 and 200m,” Mutsauki said.
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Now 50-years-old, Muyaba, a Churchill Boys High School alma mater, had an impressive athletic career.
For 17 years, Muyaba reigned supreme on Zimbabwe’s 100m athletic field. His magnificent career comes second to that of Artwell Mandaza.
Apart from the successes he recorded in the United States, Muyaba represented the country in the 1998 Summer Olympics games where he competed in both the 100m and 200m races, recording 10,75s and 21,66s, respectively.
In 1992, he also competed in the Summer Olympics games in the 100m race, scoring 10,84s.
In 2009, Muyaba and two accomplices were convicted of tax fraud by a United States court of law, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, which he served before returning to Zimbabwe.
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